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The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. ScienceDaily Top News and ScienceDaily Health are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 5 Oct 2026, 03:12 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Scientists have discovered that E-cadherin, a protein best known as the “glue” holding cells and tissues together, has a surprising second job: helping epithelial cells swallow nearby dead cells. Using live zebrafish and mouse embryos, researchers found that cells can dramatically reshape their lower surfaces to engulf cellular debris while…
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The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job
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The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job
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- ScienceDaily HealthThe “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job
- ScienceDaily Top NewsThe “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job